Lyric discussion by joefox 

Cover art for Helicopter lyrics by Bloc Party

british punk being brave "stop being, so american"

too f**king right

I am going to comment on this part in particular, about the meaning it has to me.

"Three out of five, three out of five (it's not enough)"

(This, in my opinion, references the major conflicts the USA was involved in during the 20th Century. Five in total: Korea War, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II and Gulf War. Of these five, only three were won, the WWI, WWII and Gulf War, while the Korea War was a stalemate with the USSR and the Vietnam War was an outright failure. Therefore, 3 out of 5. "it's...

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I like your way of thinking, but I think you may be reading a little too much into it. For example, your "3 out of 5" theory has two flaws:

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  • These numbers could be related to absolutely anything if you twist and interpret it enough. and 2. It depends on what you count as a major conflict. I mean, does there have to be a certain number of people dead for a conflict to be classed as "Major?"
  • These numbers could be related to absolutely anything if you twist and interpret it enough. and 2. It depends on what you count as a major conflict. I mean, does there have to be a certain number of people dead for a conflict to be classed as "Major?"
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